All posts by MiguelSantos
Time Management in SAP: How to Protect the Schedule Across Projects and Operations
By Miguel Santos | SAP Advisory & Technical Writing · Time, Focus & Priorities It’s 9:05 a.m. An SAP project team has set aside the first hour of the day to prepare for user acceptance testing. Then Operations reports that several invoices haven’t been issued. There’s a project meeting at 10, and by noon key […]
Vlaanderens Mooiste — Tour of Flanders 2023
A personal ride · 1 April 2023 · Words by Miguel Santos Five minutes after leaving the hotel in Bruges, I was soaked. I had brought winter cycling kit, and the rain went straight through it. Ahead of me lay 242 kilometres, a succession of cobbled climbs and a finish in Oudenaarde that I had […]
Headwinds and Open Roads: The Journey Home from Paris to Setúbal
In June 2020, I replaced my weekly flight home with a cycling journey from Courbevoie to Setúbal. Empty roads, headwinds, mechanical trouble and closed doors turned a seven-day plan into a lesson in endurance and adaptation.
Understanding the RISE with SAP Methodology: Seven Decisions Project Managers Should Not Delay
By Miguel Santos | SAP Advisory & Technical Writing · SAP & Management A transformation programme can have an approved budget, an implementation partner and a detailed schedule—and still lack clarity about who makes critical decisions. Who can approve a deviation from standard? Who owns an interface that crosses organisational boundaries? What evidence is required […]
Between Me and My Camera: Fragments of Inspiration
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · A personal collection Sometimes inspiration is simply the moment when something makes me stop and look. These photographs are fragments of that relationship between me and my camera. They do not belong to a single place or follow one journey. A cyclist passes through afternoon light; a […]
Berlin: Reading the City Through Its Surfaces
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · Berlin, Germany Sometimes, looking at a city means paying attention to what has been left on its surfaces. In these six photographs from Berlin, I found subjects in stickers, paint, rough concrete, reflections and objects placed along the pavement. Some carry explicit messages. Others hold the eye […]
Tromsø: Finding Stillness in Winter Light
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · Tromsø, Norway A photograph does not need a crowd or a passing gesture to hold the feeling of a place. These two photographs from Tromsø take a quieter direction in my observation of everyday surroundings. Snow, frost, boats and small pools of light become the subjects. People […]
Seoul: Between Winter Light and Everyday Life
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · Seoul & a final frame from the DMZ, South Korea Some of the strongest impressions of a place come from the moments between its landmarks. In this series from Seoul, my attention moves between ceremony and ordinary routines: a guard standing in snow, people crossing a street, […]
Notting Hill: Where the Pavement Finds Its Rhythm
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · Notting Hill, London A photograph cannot play a melody. It can, however, hold the gestures that make us imagine one. In these four photographs from Notting Hill, London, music and food preparation take their place among the ordinary details of the street. The musicians and a woman […]
Havana, Beyond the Postcard: Seven Frames of Everyday Life
Words & photographs by Miguel Santos Photography · Havana, Cuba Havana offers images that are instantly recognisable. What interests me is what happens around them. A pink convertible, a monumental portrait, a sunlit street: each could stand alone as a familiar view of the city. But a person beside the car, a passing rider or […]